WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Purdue police on Monday (March 30) arrested a man on suspicion of beating a female university student on Sunday (March 29) at Hilltop Apartments.

Minwoo Oh, 25, of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, was arrested on preliminary charges of strangulation, battery causing serious bodily injury and confinement while armed. He was taken to Tippecanoe County Jail where he was being held on a $25,000 bond. Oh is not a Purdue student.

Purdue police Lt. Fred Davis said Oh’s girlfriend was a roommate of the victim.

According to a police report, Oh’s girlfriend left the apartment to work on a class project around 3 p.m. Sunday. After she left, Oh allegedly put a knife to her roommate’s throat, then threw down the knife and began hitting her.

After the incident, the victim sought treatment at the Purdue Student Health Center, and center staff contacted police. The woman was later admitted to Home Hospital for additional treatment of neck injuries and facial bruises and abrasions, Davis said.

Officers arrested Oh at around 3 p.m. Monday (March 30) when he returned to the Hilltop Apartments. Police later recovered the knife thought to be used in the attack.

Confinement while armed is a Class B felony punishable by up to 20 years in prison, battery causing serious bodily injury is a Class C felony punishable up to eight years in prison and strangulation is a Class D felony that carries a maximum prison term of three years. All three felonies also carry a fine of up to $10,000 each.

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Purdue police are investigating the theft of traffic safety signs from two university golf courses.

The stop signs taken from the Birck Boilermaker Golf complex and the Ackerman course on the Purdue campus resemble these custom-made wooden signs.

Three stop signs were taken from exits at the Birck Boilermaker Golf complex. A 6-foot black signpost was cut down from the Ackerman course, which is across Cherry Lane from the Birck complex. All the signs were custom-made from wood and, together, are valued at about $1,700, Purdue Police Lt. Fred Davis said. Police believe the thefts occurred between 5 p.m. Sunday and 7 a.m. Monday.

Anyone with information is asked to call the Purdue Police Department at 765-494-8221 or its anonymous tipline at 765-496-3784.

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Purdue University police are investigating a report of a man allegedly looking into a window on the women’s side of Harrison Residence Hall about 6:50 a.m. Monday (Sept. 15).

A witness reported to police that she was walking in the area and saw a man bent down outside the residence hall looking into a ground-floor room in which the lights were on and the blinds open. She told police that when the man saw her, he left the area and went into a nearby construction site.

The man was described as being white with long hair, possibly in a braid, and wearing a gray hooded sweatshirt, dark baseball cap and jeans.

Police urge students to keep the blinds closed in their rooms and promptly report any suspicious activity.

Anyone with information can contact the Purdue Police Department at (765) 494-8221 or the anonymous tip line at (765) 496-3784.

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Purdue University police are seeking a man in connection with a Thursday (June 12) morning attempted burglary at the Zeta Psi fraternity house, 950 David Ross Road.

The attempt is the second such incident reported in the last two days. Police investigated a burglary reported about 8:45 a.m. Wednesday (June 11) at the Alpha Kappa Lambda fraternity house at 417 Waldron St.

PUPD composite sketch of suspect

A man was confronted in the houses in both incidents, said Purdue Police Lt. Fred Davis. However, the suspect descriptions vary slightly.

In Thursday’s attempted burglary, a resident was preparing to leave for work around 5:30 a.m. and met a stranger in the hallway, according to a police report. The resident told police the man said he was looking for someone in the house. The man left the building through the front door, and the resident followed him and noticed a large blue duffel bag at the top of the stairs.

“The bag contained tools that the resident believes belong to the fraternity,” Davis said. “The resident looked around the house and didn’t notice anything else missing.”

PUPD composite sketch of suspect in attempted burglary at Alpha Kappa Lamda

The suspect is described as a bald white male in his late 20s, about 5 feet 10 inches tall and weighing approximately 210-220 pounds. He was wearing a gray T-shirt and jean shorts, and drove away in a gray or light blue, possibly early 1990s, mid-sized van with two windows on the passenger side and double doors in the back, Davis said.

In Wednesday’s burglary at the Alpha Kappa Lambda fraternity house, a witness reported seeing an unknown man in the house around 8:40 a.m. Sometime after the man left, residents noticed several items – including a camera, a watch and a jar of change – were missing from their rooms. The suspect was described as a white, balding male with a goatee, 30-40 years old, about 6 feet tall and weighing approximately 200 pounds. He was wearing a blue button-up, collared shirt and khaki shorts and left in a blue woodgrain-patterned truck, Davis said.

Anyone with information about these cases or who has seen suspicious activity in the area is asked to contact the Purdue Police Department at (765) 494-8221 or the anonymous tip line at (765) 496-3784.

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Purdue University police charged a man with breaking into a residence at a West State Street apartment complex Thursday (May 1) evening.

Jacob Engberts, 24, a senior from Terre Haute, Ind., majoring in Liberal Arts, was charged with residential entry, a Class D felony. According to a report, Purdue police were called to an apartment at 1317 W. State St., at 8:54 p.m. following an incident between a couple that had broken up earlier Thursday. The woman told police that when she returned to her apartment, she saw Engberts in the hallway area of the complex with her laptop, which had been in her apartment.

“She said she asked why he was at her apartment and how he was able to get in since the door was locked,” said Purdue police detective Sgt. Matt Rosenbarger.

Bond was set at $500 for the residential entry charge. A Class D felony is punishable by a maximum of five years in prison and a $5,000 fine.